Imam Hossain Mohammad Salim, leader of the non-political movement Hezbut Tawheed, has said that only Islam can truly ensure human rights, freedom of speech and justice.

“War is being imposed on one Muslim country after another. International organisations, including the United Nations, have failed to address this injustice,” he said at a roundtable with media personnel in Dhaka.

Highlighting the global situation, he alleged that widespread violations of human rights and freedom of speech are taking place around the world, and claimed that even the basic rights of Muslims in Palestine and Myanmar have not been protected.

Turning to Bangladesh, Salim said hundreds of mob incidents have occurred in the country over the past two years, alleging that radical and sectarian groups are creating unrest.

He proposed a complete overhaul of the existing system, within which Islam is often portrayed as something alarming, whereas it is a balanced way of life.

“Only by establishing this system can ongoing injustice and unrest be ended,” he said.

He also called for the implementation of Islamic principles in state, judicial, military and economic spheres.

In addition, he proposed greater unity among Muslim countries and increased dialogue among different religious communities.

Among others, Hezbut Tawheed Joint General Secretary Rufaydah Panni, Dr Mahbub Alam Mahfuz and SM Sasmul Huda, Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) President Mohammad Shahidul Islam, Daily Kalbela News Department Head Kabir Hossain, NTV Chief News Editor Fakhrul Alam Khan, former Jatiya Press Club joint secretary Md Ashraf Ali, were present.